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Good day, Recently: Vegas bluescreened my computer which gave Vegas the 'Error Code: -59' pop up which prevented it from seeing my license. I reinstalled, as you usually do, only for this time to now have Vegas CONSTANTLY require me to Re-Register

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35 answers, most recent on 9/12/2025

RE: Media Size handled diff if "Legacy AVC Decoder" isn't used! RE: Neat

What happens when project settings are 4k and what happens when you render that 4k project with a 2k rendertemplate? Project set to 4K 29.97. Legacy Decode is not being used @3POINT Here's what I see -- and I can't explain or understand why I'm

Offtopic

2 answers, most recent on 12/19/2022

What is - and how to fix - Error 59

Using Vegas Pro 16 for several years. Suddenly cannot open files and receive Error 59; "An error occurred starting VEGAS Pro. There is no license to use this software". Have used this licensed program for several years, and it worked well. Can't

Offtopic

One answer, on 3/17/2023

Vegas Pro 365/20 displaying Application Initialization Error Code -59

When I click on the desktop icon to launch the program a message pops up & when I click on OK, an error occurred while starting Vegas Pro. There is no license to use this software. I already checking the Magix Service Center & My Products

Scripting

92 answers, most recent on 6/28/2024

RE: Speech to Text via Whisper openAI

Thanks @bitman. The item 2 is solved. Can you see items 1 and 3 when you can? 1.Transcription only works if the files are on the C:\ drive. If the files are on another drive, D:\ for example, transcription will not work. 3.After the transcription

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26 answers, most recent on 9/26/2023

RE: Codec failed

Reset didn't help. I did copy sfvstserver.exe from PC which VP16 is working, so must be obviously KERNELBASE.dll causing this. But I don't know how fix this. Now application error: Viallisen sovelluksen nimi: sfvstserver.exe, versio: 16.0.0.424,

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6 answers, most recent on 1/2/2023

RE: VEGAS Pro 20 not opening (error code 59)

What's it going to take to get people to stop using the word "Sony". There is no such product. You have VEGAS Pro 20 by Magix. Sony's last version was version 13. Magix has owned VEGAS for about 7 years now. Try running as an

Scripting

92 answers, most recent on 6/28/2024

RE: Speech to Text via Whisper openAI

@bitman Thank you for more this fix. Now only item 3 is missing. 3.After the transcription process finishes, an error occurs when trying to add the SRT file to the Timeline as Text Events. This error occurs because the script is looking for a

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31 answers, most recent on 3/24/2025

One file in 4K ruins everything in Vegas

All 1080p clips work for me until a 4K clip shows up. Since the 4K format appeared, subsequent files stopped working (the next files are already in 1080p format). Look what happen in Vegas: OF COURSE IN VEGAS NUMBER 13 THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR.

Scripting

92 answers, most recent on 6/28/2024

RE: Speech to Text via Whisper openAI

@bitman I was doing some tests with your script and noticed some points of improvement. 1.Transcription only works if the files are on the C:\ drive. If the files are on another drive, D:\ for example, transcription will not work. 2.The script does

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4 answers, most recent on 4/23/2024

Vegas Pro 21 Build 300 Adjustment Event error

Splitting Adjustment Events makes anything under the second half of the event completely disappear. Below I have an example of a Vegas Test Pattern, with a Adjustment Event on top making it black and white. Splitting the Adjustment Event makes the

Offtopic

2 answers, most recent on 12/19/2022

RE: What is - and how to fix - Error 59

Using Vegas Pro 16 for several years. Suddenly cannot open files and receive Error 59; "An error occurred starting VEGAS Pro. There is no license to use this software". Have used this licensed program for several years, and it worked well. Can't

Video

26 answers, most recent on 1/25/2023

[Solved] Vegas Pro 19 crashing since upgrading to build 643

Ever since upgrading from 550 to 643 Vegas 19 has been crashing intermittently. Doesn't seem to be tied to a specific action, most recent crash was just while building proxies after importing some files to a new project. My system was working

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7 answers, most recent on 4/9/2024

RE: build 300 - CORRUPTING FILES IN PREVIEW

I upgraded to Build 300 and now files that opened normally in the previous version are opening and corrupting in the preview and also in the render. I realized it's only happening with moving images. MY PC SETUP Processador AMD Ryzen 5 5500

DVD Architect

7 answers, most recent on 6/21/2025

RE: Blu-Ray Authoring Problems and Solutions I've Run Into

@cbrillow If you use compliant files, as recommended by many, you shouldn't have any problems. Thanks for your comment. But that's kinda like saying all you have to do to hit a curve ball is to watch the way it's spinning and get your timing

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24 answers, most recent on 8/21/2022

[Solved] Vegas Pro 20 ProRes RAW: Only Showing Audio On Timeline

I have the following:Atomos Ninja VCanon r5I can import to the timeline ProRes 422 footage captured with the above equipment and both video and audio display as expected.I cannot import the video stream of a ProRes RAW file to the timeline. It will

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

2 answers, most recent on 12/31/2022

RE: Its saying i do not have a licence

If by "vegas ms16p" you mean VEGAS Movie Studio 16 Platinum, it was a VEGAS product and is currently still supported at https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/vegas-pro-forum/vegas-movie-studio-up-to-ver-17/ I've moved this post to that

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3 answers, most recent on 5/22/2023

Vegas pro 15 reinstall... no exe file?

Reinstalled windows 10. this apparently broke the registration for Vegas Pro 15 and When I tried to launch I got Error 59 "No license to use software". (I have owned the software for a number of years) Before people ask, Yes this was purchased and

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

One answer, on 7/30/2022

Does anyone know how to fix error -59.

i get an error -59 when i launch movie studio 17 from steam when i launch it

Video

4 answers, most recent on 2/3/2023

Vegas Pro 16 register every time I open?

Hello, I had to replace my motherboard and the first time opening Vegas Pro 16 I got an error code of 59. I uninstalled/reinstalled and now I have to register Vegas Pro 16 (build 424) every time. I still have the original install dvd, but I

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9 answers, most recent on 5/30/2023

RE: Installer Failing

Download and install this fresh link and see if it makes a difference: https://rdir.magix.net/?page=LXXNHP3P4WG3 Wait- I spoke too soon. I got further than before and was able to install the software. However, when I was trying to register my

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One answer, on 9/27/2022

do I lose my saved videos if I uninstall vegas 16.0

I get Error Code:-59 and it tells me the solution is uninstall and reinstall the program will I lose my saved content?

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6 answers, most recent on 1/2/2022

[Solved] VP6 .AVI Video Not Importing Into

None of my .avi files are opening in Vegas Pro 15.0. I have installed multiple codec programs separately including K-Lite Mega Pack, ffdshow, Xvid, x264vfw, and even installed the Matrox VFW software codecs. I get the same "an error occurred while

Video

One answer, on 9/29/2022

Edit & Render stopping. Communicad: error kernelbase.dll

Hello. Long time I have been struggling with editing freezes, or rendering, error message and kernelbase.dll error Please help.